Why this boring infographic?? Because I want you to take in the information. It will probably surprise you. Continent by continent, it shows how likely a person in 2010 was to have personal contact with a follower of Jesus . What are the chances a person who doesn’t know a Christian will hear the gospel? While Jim has gone to Vietnam numerous times this year, I have been learning more about local outreach in the LA area and studying the values of my home culture. In 2017, what do American (Californian) Christians care about when it comes to Mission & Outreach? Answer: It seems we’re pretty overwhelmed by all the needs close to home. Then there are huge problems of human trafficking and war and natural disasters which all require relief efforts. For the most part 21 st century American Christians are most concerned about causes that help people in their temporal suffering. The kind of suffering that good people everywhere (and